Researchers at Tufts University's Silklab have developed sticky fibers inspired by spider silk that may be the closest real-life example of Spider-Man's web shooters we've ever seen. These fibers are ...

Tufts University biotech researcher Marco Lo Presti made an astonishing discovery while investigating how silk and dopamine allow mussels to stick to rocky surfaces. “While using acetone to clean the ...

Why it matters: Scientists from Tufts University are one step closer to replicating the silk secreted by spiders, and the "accidental breakthrough" could eventually lead to sci-fi style web-slinging ...

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In the summer of 2018, Marco Lo Presti worked on making a strong underwater adhesive using silk fibroin, which can be isolated from silk moth cocoons. While cleaning his glassware with acetone in what ...

Has the Buffy reboot found its new slayer? Strange New Worlds‘ Henry Alonso Meyers talks puppet shop with Angel‘s Jeffrey Bell about how to bring puppets to the world of Star Trek. Plus, rumors of ...